San José’s Municipality is developing tourism in parks, iconic sites and gastronomy options in downtown San José, offering different tours, so the creation of a historical center in the capital is emerging as a possibility. The Tourism Office is working on three routes: the Parks and Monuments tour, the coffee tour and the flavor tour. […]

On Monday, the Legislative Assembly approved the Paris Agreement in the first reading. Thi is a global initiative against climate change. 41 lawmakers voted in favor and 1 against (Ligia Fallas, from Frente Amplio). The agreement was signed in December last year by 195 countries in the French capital. Each nation committed to take actions […]

This is a new week for a new battle against the mosquitoes that carry dengue, chikungunya and zika, affecting thousands of people throughout the country. Costa Rica reported 522 cases of zika, almost 2,000 of chikungunya and it’s approaching to 13 thousand dengue cases. Actions from the population are urgent, since breeding larvae and eggs […]

The operational work of the security forces in Cuajiniquil Santa Cruz during this weekend led to positive results: police officers and officials from the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) seized 37 cedar planks, 31 logs of trees and a 4 × 4vehicle. A Nicaraguan national named Witt was arrested for the crime of illegal […]

This weekend, in Westphalia (Limón), coastguards and Air surveillance gave a new blow to drug trafficking by intercepting a boat with foreigners who were transferring 8 packages with 25 kilos of cocaine each. The boat was carrying two Colombians named Morales (31), Moreno (40) and a Honduran man named Gómez (35). None of them had […]

Most unions in the country met on Monday to set the date for a general strike that would be scheduled for the first week of September. The aim of the event is exposing their discontent with the bills for public employment, wage freeze and the creation of new taxes. This is the largest trade union […]